Types Of Storms

A storm is basically a natural disaster which is caused by
any change in the atmosphere, whether it is a change in pressure, temperature
or the water level. It usually involves heavy rains strong winds which can
cause a lot of destruction.

Storms are formed when a system of low pressure air is surrounded by a system of high pressure air.

These two air systems, at different pressures create very high speed winds and form storm clouds that can cause heavy rains.

There are many different types of storm below given
are few types of storms:

Thunderstorm is a type of storm where there is a severe
lightening in the sky. The sky turns black and it is accompanied by heavy or
moderate rainfall.

A Thunderstorm

Hail Storm clouds

Hail Storm

The hail storm is a severe kind storm in which heavy and
strong winds blow accompanied by hail stones and ice pellets.

These ice pellets
can vary form 0.2 -0.5 cm in diameter.

These hailstones that fly along with the
fast moving wind can be dangerous and cause a lot of destruction.

Blizzard conditions

Ice Storm

Ice storm is similar to the hail storm in a way as both
involve strong winds, ice and both occur in the winter season but in the ice
storm the wind does not carry ice pellets and hailstones but due to the
lowering of the temperature below the freezing point causes the rain in the air
to freeze and the water freezes as soon as it lands down.

Snow Storm

A snow storm is a storm when there is a heavy snowfall and
strong winds.

Blizzard Storm

Blizzard storm is a worse form a snow storm where the snow
fall is accompanied strong winds blow at the speed of 35 miles per hour for
hours.

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Rain clouds

Rainstorm

A storm in which there is a heavy rain fall accompanied by
strong winds and lightening.

One may confuse rainstorm with thunderstorm but
they differ in a way that in thunder storm there is a much concentration of
lightening which hits hard on the ground and the rain may not be as heavy as in
rainstorm.

A straight-line windstorm

A Sandstorm

Wind Storm

A wind storm is a storm where strong and powerful winds
blow.

This storm may or may not include rain and can be very dangerous as the
strong wind can do a lot of damage because it may carry dust and stones with
it.

If the windstorm is very violent and is accompanied by hailstones and rain
then it is called tempest but if it is a moderate short lived windstorm then it
is known as squall.

Dust Storm

Dust storm is a type of wind storm in which the strong winds
carry dust and sand particles with them.

Sand Storm

A sand storm is different than a dust storm although they
may sound similar. A sand storm is a very dangerous kind of wind storm that
occurs in a desert or in sandy areas.

The winds blow from the deserts carrying
a large amount of sand with it which can cause a lot of destruction. The winds
blowing can rise up to 50 feet in height and engulf the entire land covering it
with sand.

A cyclone

Cyclones

A cyclone is an extremely dangerous type of storm in which
winds rotating either clockwise or anticlockwise hit the land.

Cyclones are
extremely dangerous and are very violent and destructive.

A cyclone twits its way harshly along the
land damaging everything and taking along with it whatever comes its way.

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Hurricane

A hurricane is a very severe type of cyclone. It originates
near the equator travels towards the north and since it moves toward the north
it rotates in a counterclockwise direction.

Hurricane is accompanied with
heavy rains and is a very dangerous storm. It can cause massive destruction and
is probably one of the deadliest natural disasters in general.

In 2005 the
hurricane Katrina that hit the United
States is believed to be one of the most
destructive hurricanes of all time.

Tornado

A tornado is another type of cyclone in which
funnel shaped fast whirling air hits the ground.

The cyclone during a tornado
is accompanied very heavy rains and lightening. Basically the tornado is the
funnel shaped whirling of air which causes a huge destruction.

Tornadoes are
very violent and usually rotate clockwise in most of the cases. Tornadoes can
also be a whirling water sprout if they occur over the sea.

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